The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
There table charts illustrate the costs of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European nations.
Overall
, all countries increased the sales of coffee from 1999 to 2004 and the UK had a significant rise, and
also
all European countries except
Sweden
and
Denmark
grew in the price of bananas and Switzerland had the biggest change. In the table of coffee, the UK had a dramatic increase from 1.5
million
euros
in 1999 to 20
million
euros
in 2004. Switzerland was doubled from 3 to 6 millions of
euros
. But the rest of them rose slightly like
Denmark
and
Sweden
. In the table of bananas, Switzerland more than tripled from 15
million
euros
in 1999 to 47
million
euros
in 2004. Unlikely, two countries
such
as
Sweden
and
Denmark
decreased in value.
Sweden
fell from 1.8 in 1999 to 1 in 2004 and
Denmark
dropped from 2 in 1999 to 0.9 in 2004.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words sweden, denmark, million, euros with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "table" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Fairtrade-labelled
  • sales figures
  • percentage increase/decrease
  • European countries
  • sales volume
  • notable trend
  • exponential growth
  • moderate rise
  • marked decline
  • comparative analysis
  • economic factors
  • consumer preferences
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